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0.5 read as zero point five?

 
 
Reply Wed 9 Nov, 2011 07:18 am

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On a monthly basis, the cost of living in October was still 0.1 percent higher than September, although it was still lower than the 0.5 percent month-on-month growth in September, according to the NBS.
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http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2011-11/09/content_14062936.htm
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Reply Wed 9 Nov, 2011 11:37 am
I guess so, although in Britain many people would say "nought point five".
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Reply Wed 9 Nov, 2011 02:32 pm
@oristarA,
It's pretty common to drop the zero or nought and just say 'point five'
contrex
 
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Reply Wed 9 Nov, 2011 02:38 pm
@hingehead,
hingehead wrote:

It's pretty common to drop the zero or nought and just say 'point five'


You could even say "half of one percent".
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Reply Wed 9 Nov, 2011 05:49 pm
Thank you all.
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